Being the Moment:Zen & PsychoanalysisExperiential Study and Supervision Group

For details, time, days, locations and enrollment contact Paul Cooper at choshi108@aol.com or call 212.779.2425

Fee: $40 for each one and one-half hour session

Drawing from Buddhist and Psychoanalytic principles, this group is open to all mental health practitioners who are interested in integrating spiritual and clinical practices in a no-nonsense, non-sectarian and hands on way by attending to the present moment. We will engage in a supportive and experiential approach to working with those who seek our help. Each weekly group session will include a period of silent meditation, discussion and intensive group supervision based on processing the transference and countertransference dynamic and its emergence in the group process.

About the Group Facilitator:

Paul Cooper is a long-time Zen practitioner and priest in-training under the guidance of Sojun Diane Martin, Abbot of the Udumbara Zen Center in Evanston , Illinois. He is a licensed and certified psychoanalyst. He is a training analyst, clinical supervisor and faculty member for the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis and the Institute for Expressive Analysis;

His recent book: The Zen Impulse and the Psychoanalytic Encounter is available through Routeledge. His edited collection: Into the Mountain Stream: Psychotherapy and Buddhist Experience, is available through Rowman & Littlefield, Pub. Paul Cooper maintains a private practice in Midtown Manhattan and in Westchester.

Groups will be limited to six members and will meet weekly for one and one-half hours. Participants will have ample opportunity to present their own clinical work in a comfortable and supportive setting.